John RapkoCritical Review: Florian Klinger’s Theory of Form: Gerhard Richter and Art in the Pragmatist Age…One way to approach the work of the German painter Gerhard Richter is to think that it represents three major and only partially…Jan 23, 2023Jan 23, 2023
John RapkoSome Philosophical Remarks on Bob Dylan’s The Philosophy of Modern Song (2022)Given their ubiquity in human cultures, and songs have attracted surprisingly little philosophical attention. In contrast to this paucity…Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
John RapkoBook Review: Paul Crowther’s Theory of the Art Object (2020)The following is the text of my extended review published on John Rapko’s blog (johnrapko.com) in September-October 2022. I have lightly…Oct 9, 2022Oct 9, 2022
John RapkoBook Review: On Jerry Saltz’s How to Be an Artist (2020)On all accounts, Jerry Saltz is currently the best known art critic in the United States. I have no idea how many people know who he is…Sep 17, 2022Sep 17, 2022
John RapkoCritical Book Review: On Raymond Geuss’s Not Thinking like a Liberal (2022):In 2019, on the occasion of Jürgen Habermas’s 90th birthday, the philosopher Raymond Geuss published a short essay offering a highly…Sep 17, 2022Sep 17, 2022